Canon 60D first impressions, features, video samples, and side by side with all Canon HDSLRs

Now that the Canon EOS 60D has been announced, everyone will want to know where it fits in the Canon HDSLR lineup as well as what this new camera brings to the party. The 60D replaces the 50D in the Canon line, but fits between the Canon Rebel T2i/550D (reviews) and the Canon EOS 7D (reviews) in the HDSLR lineup.

There are some really nice new features, but this is still evolution as opposed to revolution (remember the original Canon EOS 5D Mark II advertising?). While the 60D brings in goodness, it also doesn’t knock our socks off – tho we realize this is the low end of the HDSLR spectrum (it has that pop-up flash so you know it can’t be “pro” right ). The articulating screen is great for many situations, but I imagine that those of you using something like the z-finder will find little need for it – and it may even just get in the way.

The DPReview 60D story says “Construction aside, the body is noticeably smaller than the EOS 50D, and has the same plastic-over-metal construction as the EOS 550D (RebelT2i).”

It looks like this will be very popular as it has more features than the T2i and the 7D, but costs less than the 7D (tho the construction and feel of the larger 7D will still make it desirable). It isn’t replacing either one so Canon feels like they’ve all still got some legs in them. And we’ll see if the articulating screen migrates up into the Pro lines.

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If you look at the other sample video on YouTube, the two guys and the girl interviewer, the light from the flashes look different. It is as if the scan of the sensor starts in the middle and works its way outward, better than the other cmos cameras where a whole half frame is white.
Or am I imagining that
there is a lot of motion in the first clip, and now rolling frame lines wither. Magic? A rolling shutter solution? Fixed in post?

Ah, but indeed the T2i does... from the Canon website:
"Video can be captured at a number of resolutions and frame rates for numerous applications. It can capture 1920 x 1080 Full HD video at frame rates of 24 (23.976), 25 or 30 (29.97) frames per second, for up to 4GB per clip. "